Idemitsu bat protestors find $1000, plus bond

'Save The Leard' banner unfurled by two women in bat costumes during Boggabri Coal protest.

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Two activists dressed in bat costumes, who halted mining operations at Boggabri Coal, have appeared in court and pleaded guilty to all charges.

Danielle Joy Hellyer, 26, from Campbelltown in Sydney, and Katherine May Woskett, 22, from Maules Creek, were arrested on Tuesday after they suspended themselves 30-metres above the ground on a coal loader at the Idemitsu-run Boggabri Coal mine.

The women were removed by police from the Bomb Disposal and Rescue Squad, who travelled from Bathurst.

The pair appeared the following day at Mungindi Local Court.

They pleaded guilty to hindering the working of mining equipment, entering enclosed lands without lawful excuse and with remaining on enclosed lands without lawful excuse.